Hoy newspaper reports that so far this month six ministries have not paid their staffs’ first two weeks’ salaries of this month. According to the article, the budget office said that the accounting commission that controls the government’s books sent the majority of the payrolls back to their ministries “to be redone with clarity and precision.” National Treasurer Pastora Mendez de Fondeur told reporters that the delay was caused by certain ministries that had handed in their payrolls too late. The source, said to be “close to the issue”, told Hoy that the commission was possibly following recommendations from outside consultants and has requested that all pay vouchers show proof of work fulfilled by that person.